The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-01-22
UsAs PARISH LANDRY, IA. JANUARY %, 1887.

Messrs. John o. Richard, Joseph E. Spyler,
Joseph Sicily, Andeol Landry, Joseph
Rourque, Felix Miller and John Miller, were
| the Vermi lion crossing to intersect the
Grand Coteau and Arnaudvile road at Joseph
c. Spyref, provided that said road be laid out
ut no expense to the parish.
Messrs. Ebert CAN'T, A. d. Hawkins, Viu-
cent w, Boagni, Preston King, DR.. J. Walker,
j. F. Lumpkins and ID. P. Saizan were ap
pointed a committee to ascertain if there is
any cause to necessitate the opening of the
Saekett Levee, and report to the Police Jury
ut its next meeting.
Messrs David Courvile, Sir, Simon P. B.
Manuel, d. Duplechain, Sr., Joseph Young
aud Gustave Fontenot, were appointed a COM
mittee to ascertain the cost to rebuild or re-
pair the bridge near Denis Lafeur, over
Lanse Bourbeuse, on the road to John Reeds
bridge, and report.
Messrs Wm. Randolph, Edward Hubbard
and b. We Swafford. were appointed COM
mittee to confer with like committee from
the parish of Rapides to ascertain the cost to
rebuild the bridge over Bayou Crocodile near
Randolph's place, and report
On motion it was resolved, That the tine OF
Michel Sonnier be reduced to the sum of $3.50,
Que Hundred and fifty Dollars.
On motion it was resolved, That Geo. o.
Elms, parish surveyor, aud i'll case he cannot
lldL LcOuCG AltGeIi, surveyor, Uo
Instructed to survey the lines between the
parish of st. Landry and the parish of Acadia,
and that the President Of the Police Jury of
the parish of Acadia be served with a copy of
this ordinance in pursuance to Sec. 1852 of
the Revised Statutes, and be it further re-
solved, That the Clerk will notify tue Police
Jury of the parish OF Acadia to also instruct
its surveyor 10 meet the one from St. Laudry
parish on the first Monday i'll February next,
being the 7th day of that mouth, at tue town
of Rnyne, in order then and there to COM
mence said survey. And be it further re.
solved, That if at said time and place the
surveyor of Acadia parish does not meet the
surveyor of st. Landry parish at the time and
place designated above, that theu and 10 that
case, after waiting two ~ clear days, the
surveyor of st. Landry parish shall proceeta
to the running and marking OF the said boundH
airy lima separating the two adjoining par
lsbes
On motion it was resolved, That We approve
and adopt ais an ordinance of the Police Jury
of the parish of St. Landry, Act No. Ill of the
Legislature of the State of Louisiana, adopted
July 8ih, 1886, which reads as follows, viz:
AN ACT
To encourage sheep lusbandry, to protect
sheep from the raVages of dogs, to make it
Il misdemeanor to knowingly own or keep
sheep-killing dog aud to provide penal
ty for the samo; and to invest police juries
with power TO pass certain ordinances to
declare the violation OF such ordinances
misdemeanor, and TO provide the punish
ment thereof.
WHEREAS, Many portions of this State are
we'll adapted to sheep husbandry; and,
WHLKEAS, This industry would greatly pi os-
per and would be a source of great profit but
for the rasages of dogs; therefore,
Section | Be IL enacted by the General 1S-
scmbly of the State of Louisiana, That the police
juries OF the several parishes of this State are
hereby authorized to pass all such ordinances
as they may deem necessary to encourage
sheep husban'lry. to protect sheep from the
rasages of dogs, aud to impose such fines aud
penalties to enforce said ordinances as they
may deem proper to be recovered by ordinary
process before any court of competent Jurls-
dictiou, i'll the name of the police jury Of the
parish.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc, Whoever
shall violate any ordinance of a police jury.
passed pursuant to the foregoing section OF
this act. shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be punish
ed by fine not to exceed one hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days, or both. at the discretion of the court !;
provided. that the imposition of fine by civil
process shall not be q bar to prosecution IN
der this section, nor shall prosecution under
this section, bar civil proceeding to recover
fine as provided in section one OF this act
SEC s. Be ii further enacted, ETC., That upon
the petition of not less than fifty taxpayers
of any parish it shall be the duty of the police
| Jury to pass and it shall pass the ordina .ces
authorized and contemplated by this act ;
| and the said police iuries shall have tho pow
er. and it shall be their duty to devise ways
| and means to destroy dogs owned or kept con,
trary to their said ordinances, and at the ex-
pense of the parish, it necessary.
/ Sic. 4. Be 1t further enacted etc, That nc
damages shall be awarded against any person
who shall kill any dog owned or kept 10 dcti
ance of said police jury ordinances or which
shall have killed, or MANNED, or bit any sheer
| or lamb, and if sued he shall have the right te
reconyene, wherever the pIaiutiff may reside
and if the defendant shall prevail in the suit
he shall recover against the plaintliI' tet
times the amount of damages done By sad
dog. for the benefit Of the owner OF the sheer
/ injured, and cost of suit. and also reasonable
amount for the expenses, loss and attorney
fees, Incurred by the defendant, which shai
| be collected as cost.
SEC. s. Be IL further enacted etc., That II anS
dog, owned or kept in violation of the police
jury ordinances authorized by this act, shat
irjure any person or property, the person in
! iured or the owner of the property injured shal
recover against the owner or keeper OF said
dog, i've times the amount of damages sus
tanned and cost, together with reasonable
amount for his attorneys fees and necessary
expenses, which shall be collected as cost.
SEC. 6. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That i auy
dog shall kill, main or bite any Sheep or lam
the owner of the same shall recover from the
i owner or keeper of said dog, ten times The
amount of damages sustained and cost, to
getber with reasonable amount for bis ne
cessary expenses, loss of time aud attorneys
fees, incurred by such suit, which shall bf
/ collected as cost.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That who
ever shall knowingly own or keep any dog
which shall have killed or manned or bit any
sheep or lamb, shall be deemed guilty of q
/ misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be
fined not less than twenty-five dellars, or i'm
prisoned not less than thirty days, or both, al
the discretion of the court. Credible ipforna
/ tion from Others, verified by oath and com
muuicated Co the owner or keeper OF said dog
and strong circumstantial evidence, as wei
as the personal experience of such owner OF
| keeper, shall constitute knowledge III the
| sense of this section. A prosecution undeI
1 tits section shall not bar any civil proceeding
i authorized by this act, nor shall such civi
| proceeding bar said prosecution.
Sec 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc, ihat al
laws and parts of laws contrary to or ineon
sistent with the provisions of this act, De ane
the same are hereby repealed.
1 Messrs. Homer Bourgeois, Pauln Carriere
/ s. j. Gosseln, E. P. D6iean and James b. Nc
j ClelIand, were appointed committee TO as
certain tho cost to drain the mars. lying
i southwest of Michel Bihms old place int.